Chris Done
British astrophysicist (born 1964)
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Christine Done[1] (born 3 February 1964) is a British astrophysicist. She has been a Professor of Physics at Durham University since 2006.[1]
University of Cambridge (PhD)
Chris Done | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 3, 1964 |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews (BSc) University of Cambridge (PhD) |
| Spouse | John R. Parker |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | Durham University |
| Thesis | Nonthermal continuum processes in compact objects (1989) |
| Doctoral advisor | Andrew Fabian |
Done graduated from St. Andrews University in 1986 with a first-class degree in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Theoretical Physics. She completed her PhD at Cambridge University in 1989 as a Carnegie Scholar. Her doctoral advisor was Andrew Fabian.[1]
Career and research
Done is a specialist in X-ray astronomy, particularly in relation to black holes.[2] In addition to her faculty position at Durham, she is also a non-stipendiary Visiting Professor at the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe in Kashiwa, Japan, having spent the academic year 2016/2017 on a sabbatical working with the Japanese Space Agency.[2]
She received the 2019 George Darwin Lectureship from the Royal Astronomical Society.[3]
Personal
Done is a practicing Christian and a member of the steering group for Equipping Christian Leadership in an Age of Science (ECLAS).[4] She appeared on an April 2017 episode of Lent Talks, where she discussed her views on science and faith.[5]
Selected publications
- Stecker, F.; Done, C.; Salamon, M.; Sommers, P. (1991). "High-energy neutrinos from active galactic nuclei". Physical Review Letters. 66 (21): 2697–2700. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.2697. PMID 10043593.
- Done, C.; Gierliński, M.; Kubota, A. (2007). "Modelling the behaviour of accretion flows in X-ray binaries". Astronomy and Astrophysics Review. 15 (1): 1–66. arXiv:0708.0148. doi:10.1007/s00159-007-0006-1.
- Done, C.; Davis, S.; Jin, C.; Blaes, O.; Ward, M. (2012). "Intrinsic disc emission and the soft X-ray excess in active galactic nuclei". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 420 (3): 1848–1860. arXiv:1107.5429. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19779.x.
- Kubota, A.; Done, C. (2018). "A physical model of the broadband continuum of AGN and its implications for the UV/X relation and optical variability". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 480 (1): 1247–1262. arXiv:1804.00171. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty1890.
